As London evolves into a Babylonian-style city of lofty towers, the
artist Anna Keen has been inspired to paint this London
Metamorphosis. While each new edifice heads to the heavens, the
exposed entrails of these vast construction sites strangely
resemble ruins. Her large canvases are enriched with details
stemming from patient observation and on-the-spot sketches, and
from voyages around the city made by helicopter, boat, road and on
foot. Like the eighteenth-century artist J.M Gandy, who
simultaneously painted London in ruins and in construction, Anna
Keen takes us just beneath the surface of the metropolis, to where
the emotional landscape lurks and to where the soul of London is
heading. London-based art historian Edward Lucie-Smith has followed
Anna Keen's painting since 1995 in Rome.
General
Imprint: |
Unicorn Publishing Group
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2020 |
Visual artists: |
Anna Keen
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Introduction by: |
Edward Lucie-Smith
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Dimensions: |
270 x 225 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
144 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-912690-59-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
General
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LSN: |
1-912690-59-4 |
Barcode: |
9781912690596 |
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